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This is a novel of plantation life, set along the shores of Albemarle Sound. It includes scenes of farming, fishing, church events, and socializing, and it gives a nice sense of the landscape of the area. Most of the action in the novel centers on the romantic relationships of six couples. The presence of a Yankee “professor” who misunderstands local speech and customs adds humor, but this is very much an antebellum work, and readers today might find some of the humor off-putting.

Capt. Gregory Seaworthy is a pseudonym of George Highby Throop. Throop was once a tutor to the children of Cullen Capehart, a plantation owner in Bertie County. All Throop’s novels are thought to draw upon his experiences with the Capehart clan.